FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Deputies with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office say they have recovered the bodies of two people who have died as a result of Hurricane Matthew.

Major Michael Nunn with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office says both bodies were taken from cars either swept away or submerged in the flood waters.

On Saturday, officers recovered the body of a man from a car that had been swept 100 yards away from the roadway on Old River Road near Jeffries Creek Road.

The second person was found Sunday by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team inside a submerged car at a bridge washout on National Cemetery Road near Fire Tower Road.

Sheriff Kenney Boone pleaded with drivers to stay off the roads. Officials say that they must wait until after the power lines and debris are removed to inspect bridges and overpasses to make sure they’re safe for travel.

The Florence County Coroner’s Office continues to investigate the incidents and will release the identities of the victims after the families are notified.

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Pooler, Ga.

Pooler, Ga.

Pooler, Ga.

Pooler, Ga.

Statesboro

Statesboro

Statesboro

Waters Avenue, Savannah

1013 West 51st Street (Levine Loatman)

1013 West 51st Street (Levine Loatman)

1013 West 51st Street (Levine Loatman)

1013 West 51st Street (Levine Loatman)

1013 West 51st Street (Levine Loatman)

1013 West 51st Street (Levine Loatman)

Tybee

Bluffton

River Street

River Street

Pooler, Ga.

Harbourtown

Harbourtown

Harbourtown

The Newport family is riding out the storm in Savannah, but before things got bad they sent the eldest teen to clean the storm drain. (Courtesy: Rebecca Newport)